SE5 9RW Lambeth
Live postcode, introduced October 1987. Ward: Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction. Region: London.
Streets
- Denmark Hill, London: 4 addresses
- Denmark Hill, London: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Lambeth in 2026-27: Band D £2,047 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,365 | £1,592 | £1,820 | £2,047 | £2,502 | £2,957 | £3,412 | £4,094 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (52% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 93, DENMARK HILL, grade II
- 95, DENMARK HILL, grade II
- 97, DENMARK HILL, grade II
- DENMARK PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH, grade II
- MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL, grade II
- MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL (PART), grade II
- RAILINGS TO MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Pinner HouseCrawford Estate,Coldharbour Lane,,SE5 (170 m)
- 59a Denmark Hill,Denmark Hill,,SE5 8RS (230 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 37 Denmark Hill Accessed From Ally B'Tween Back Of 43 Dh &3 Danville Rd SE5 8RS, permissioned (310 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 37 Denmark Hill Accessed From Ally B'Tween Back Of 43 Dh &3 Danville Rd SE5 8RS, permissioned (310 m)
- Land Rear Of 37,Denmark Hill,,SE5 8RS (320 m)
- 64-70,Denmark Hill,,SE5 8RZ (330 m)
- 25,Denmark Hill,,SE5 8RT (360 m)
- Valmar Trading Estate, not permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| East Dulwich 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brixton Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King's College Hospital Brixton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Corner Surgery | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peace Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kings Dental Institute | 0 m |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 150 m |
| Police station | Camberwell Police Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Camberwell Kings College Hospital NatWest | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ruskin Park 15 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,680 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ruskin Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 530 m (0.3 miles) south. 129 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Honor Oak | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lambeth: see them on the Lambeth page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Denmark Hill.